Cost of living comparison
Vilnius is 23.0% more expensive than Santiago.
If you lived in Vilnius instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 12.7% more for restaurants
|
Santiago
|
Vilnius
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.36
CLF0.4400
|
$12.86
€12.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.24
CLF0.2900
|
$8.57
€8.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
CLF0.0600
|
$1.95
€1.85
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
CLF0.0500
|
$1.82
€1.73
|
|
pay 3.6% less for groceries
|
Santiago
|
Vilnius
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
CLF0.0500
|
$1.52
€1.44
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
CLF0.1900
|
$6.36
€6.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
CLF0.1600
|
$5.17
€4.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.97
CLF0.1400
|
$2.57
€2.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
CLF0.1000
|
$3.03
€2.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
CLF0.0300
|
$0.65
€0.62
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
CLF0.0300
|
$0.69
€0.66
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
CLF0.0300
|
$0.92
€0.87
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$1.47
€1.40
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$0.39
€0.37
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.45
€0.42
|
|
pay 16.3% more for transportation
|
Santiago
|
Vilnius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
$6.12
€5.80
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.20
CLF1.4600
|
$31.08
€29.48
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,540.00
CLF658.6900
|
$33,251.45
€31,534.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.41
CLF0.4400
|
$11.36
€10.77
|
|
pay 28.8% more for housing
|
Santiago
|
Vilnius
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.87
CLF0.7400
|
$17.16
€16.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$513.58
CLF18.2500
|
$795.81
€754.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$439.93
CLF15.6300
|
$594.19
€563.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.66
CLF3.7200
|
$149.42
€141.70
|
|
pay 38.0% more for childcare
|
Santiago
|
Vilnius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$387.71
CLF13.7700
|
$556.87
€528.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,421.89
CLF228.1600
|
$8,496.16
€8,057.43
|
|
pay 29.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Santiago
|
Vilnius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.83
CLF0.1000
|
$4.82
€4.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.09
CLF0.1100
|
$3.37
€3.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.15
CLF0.1800
|
$5.36
€5.08
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.85
CLF1.2000
|
$40.23
€38.15
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
CLF0.2100
|
$8.57
€8.13
|
|
pay 39.0% more for clothing
|
Santiago
|
Vilnius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.80
CLF1.8800
|
$82.32
€78.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.11
CLF1.1100
|
$36.02
€34.16
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.37
CLF2.6100
|
$100.70
€95.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.04
CLF2.9100
|
$120.57
€114.35
|
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